June 24, 2007 The Nativity of John the Baptist

First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-6. I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.

Psalm 139. I praise you for I am wonder-fully made.

Second Reading: Acts 13:22-26. Be-hold, one is coming after me; I am not worthy to unfasten the sandals of his feet.

Gospel: Luke 1:57-66,80. The people were amazed and said, “What, then, will this child be!” For surely the hand of the Lord was with him.

Communitas

“cor ad cor loquitur” The Newman Catholic Center includes the students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts and extended community. Empowered by the Spirit and inspired by John Henry Newman’s motto: “Heart speaks to Heart” we explore, believe and reach out inclusively to make Jesus Christ present to all who share their journey with us.

Newman Catholic Center 472 North Pleasant Street

Amherst, MA 01002 Tel. 413-549-0300/Fax 413-548-9182

For a more complete sense of life at Newman visit our homepage at www.newmanumass.org.

SUMMERTIME SNL Chris Clark will staff a SUMMER-TIME SNL this weekend, Satur-day, June 23 immediately follow-ing Mass. SNL will begin at 6:00 pm with Down with Love starring Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor in a snappy 60’s retro

comedy spoof—fun and breezy for the beginning of summer. Playing at 7:45 pm will be The Lost City with Andy Garcia. It is a story of love and beauty, family and fatherland, music and revolution. Catch Bill Murray in top form as ‘The Writer’ (the unnamed Infante), whose common sense and whose sense of the absurd lend a transcendent di-mension to the film. A light supper is being planned and donations will be requested.

CAN YOU HELP WITH THE RELOCATION OF NEW CATHOLICS TO THE DIOCESE? A group of Burundians from Africa will soon be settling in the Springfield-West Springfield area. If you own avail-able rental property, have household items in good condition to donate, are willing to tutor in English or if you have ideas which would make the relocation more comfortable in other ways, please contact Fr. William Pomerleau at 452-0635.

MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 9:00 am Intentions of the Benefactors 4:30 pm Intentions of the Newman Community

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 – NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

8:00 am 10:30 am

MONDAY, JUNE 25

12:15 pm Communion Service TUESDAY, JUNE 26 12:15 pm Communion Service

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 - Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and martyr 12:15 pm

THURSDAY, JUNE 28 - Irenaeus, bishop & martyr 12:15 pm

FRIDAY, JUNE 29 - Peter and Paul, apostles

12:15 pm SATURDAY, JUNE 30 - Protomartyrs of Rome

9:00 am Intentions of the Benefactors 4:30 pm

SUNDAY, JULY 1 – THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:00 am Intentions of the Newman Community 10:30 am For the Departed Members of the

Melley Family

Collection for the week of:

June 17, 2007 $2557.65 — Weekly Support

$195.00 — Utilities

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY!

ADORATION

Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:30 pm

VESPERS Daily at 5:15 pm

MASS INTENTIONS Each week Masses are available for your inten-tions. To request a Mass for a special intention, for someone living or for someone deceased,

please ask any member of the Newman staff to assist you or you may call Terri Du-val at 549-0300, ext. 24. Masses can be scheduled throughout 2007. Weekday Mass stipends are $10/weekend Mass sti-pends are $15.

Are you going on vaca-tion and would like to know where you can attend Mass? Before you hit the highway or the airport be sure to visit www.masst imes.org . This website will give you access to all Catholic churches, cathedrals and chapels throughout the world. Check it out!

Looking for movie, TV and other m e d i a r e v i e w s ? V i s i t

www.nccbuscc.org for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops homepage and click on News, Reviews & CCC-TV.

What is my responsibility toward the poor? How do I become someone who really cares for and acts on behalf of the poor and vulnerable? JustFaith is an extended justice education process which offers an opportunity for parish-ioners to experience a spiritual journey into compassion through social ministry. This pro-gram is an intensive study that extends over 8 months, employing books, videos, lecture, dis-cussion, prayer, retreats, hands-on experi-ences, and community building. JustFaith in-volves groups of about 15 people, who meet for 30 weekly sessions including two weekend re-treats and four Saturday hands-on experiences. Through this lively and challenging format come and be formed by the justice tradition, which changes lives, inspires faithful witness, and transforms the world through love and ser-vice. Cost for materials is $135/person and payment is made in installments. Please con-tact Marilyn Paul-Lewis, Director of Parish So-cial Ministry at the Diocese of Springfield. You can reach her by phone at 413-452-0818 or via email at m.paullewis@diospringfield.org.

If you are planning to have sur-gery, consider receiving the Sac-

rament of Anointing of the Sick prior to entering the hospital.

Please contact Fr. Doug.

DO YOU PURCHASE FROM AMAZON?

Please be sure to access Amazon.com through the Newman Center webpage. When you access Amazon through our homepage and make a purchase...Newman

To me, every hour of the day and night

is an unspeakable, perfect miracle.

· Walt Whitman ·

NOT BREAD ALONE is located at the First Congregational Church, 165 Main Street in Amherst. They provide free meals and friendship

every Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm. Volunteers, donations of food, money and supplies are always appreciated. For more info contact Hwei-Ling at 253-4882.

HVAC PROJECT NEWS Happy summer to all! Enjoying the warm weather? Well, we certainly are. With guidance from the Diocese, we are finally going to begin the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems renovation. As you have probably noticed, the air conditioning has yet to be turned on. That is mainly due to reconnaissance, and preliminary pipe work on the fan coil units throughout the building. We hope to have the system running very soon, but only for a short time. We expect it to be turned off again around July 27th. At that time, all of the old units will have to be removed before beginning the installation of new equipment. This project aims to remove any rusty, rotted, and non-functional equipment, increase energy efficiency, as well as prevent any more ceilings from caving in on us due to leaky condensation. Please bear with us throughout the next few months, and I will keep you posted on the progress. David Rondina

Building Hours: Monday - Saturday 8am-5:30pm / Sunday 7am-5:30pm

Newman Café: Mon - Fri 8am - 2pm / Saturday - Closed / Sunday 8am - Noon

Weekend Mass: Sat 4:30 pm, Sun 8:00am, 10:30am

Daily Mass: Wed 12:15pm, Thu 12:15pm, Fri 12:15pm & Sat 9:00am

Communion Service: Mon - Tue 12:15pm

Confessions: Sat 3:30pm - 4:00pm and by appointment

Other Resources: Chapel/Study Lounges/Computer Lounge/Wi-Fi/Library/Café/ Classrooms/Ministerial Staff/Student & Extended Community Members

THE NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER - SUMMER HOURS/SCHEDULE

FOCUS MISSIONARIES

umass@focusonline.org

GRAD STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (GSYP)

Janet Maegerlein - NewmanGSYP@gmail.com

NEWMAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION LEADERS (NSA)

President Tim Moriarty - timothym@student.umass.edu

Vice President Mike Munger - jmunger@student.umass.edu

Treasurer Kristina DeRoy - kderoy@student.umass.edu

Spirituality Committee Mark Omobono - momobono@gmail.com

Brittany LeBlanc - baleblan@student.umass.edu Jillian Zeppa - jzeppa@student.umass.edu

Service Committee Pam Cohen - pacohen@student.umass.edu

Kelly Goodwin - kagoodwi@student.umass.edu Kristen Aguiar - kaguiar@student.umass.edu

Social Outreach & Hospitality Committee Katelyn DeCristofano - kdicrist@student.umass.edu

Drew Morrison - ajmorris@student.umass.edu Matt LaRiviere - mlarivie@student.umass.edu

Publicity Committee Keith Richard - kprichar@student.umass.edu

Danielle Pourbaix - dpourbai@student.umass.edu Peter Harrison - pharriso@student.umass.edu

Director Fr. Douglas McGonagle ’87, ’95

549-0300, ext. 34 dougmcg2@netscape.net

Associate Director for Administration Deacon Richard J. Talbot,

549-0300, ext. 39 rjtalbot@library.umass.edu

Campus Minister Dir. of Undergrad Programs/Dir. of Music

Mark Callahan 549-0300, ext. 36

mcallahan@external.umass.edu

Campus Minister Dir. of Religious Ed./Child Safety Advocate

Chris Clark ‘82 549-0300, ext. 14

chrisclark@external.umass.edu

Campus Minister Deacon Lucien Miller

549-0300, ext. 28 lmiller@complit.umass.edu

Business/Property Manager David Rondina

549-0300, ext. 27 drondina.newman@gmail.com

Database Manager/Communitas Terri Duval

549-0300, ext. 24 tduval.newman@gmail.com

Operating Manager of Newman Café Jason Wonsey

549-0300, ext. 18

DIRECTORY

SUPPORT MEETINGS - Classroom 1 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA): Mon - Fri 11:15am and Sun 1 - 2:30pm/Open Meeting

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, (FA):Sun 4 - 5:30pm/Info: Susanne 259-1433 or Teresa 253-0250 Overeaters Anonymous, (OA): Tue & Thu 12:30-1:30pm